The St. Louis Cardinals necessity for a left-handed reliever that can consistently retire left-handed batters out of the ‘pen has been a pressing issue for the Cardinals for the past few years. That job was handed to Brett Cecil in the offseason of 2016 in the form of a 4 year, $30.5 million contract.
However, Cecil has performed vastly below expectations in the past 2 seasons, posting a 6.89 ERA while giving up more walks than he had strikeouts last season.
Other left-handed relievers currently on the roster like Chasen Shreve and Tyler Webb have impressive at times, but haven’t been the primary options in high leverage situations.